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BRG Physicians Recognized as Top Performers by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana

December 20, 2018

BRG Physicians Recognized as Top Performers by Blue Cross and Blue Shield
of Louisiana

BATON ROUGE, La. – Nineteen Baton Rouge General Physicians were recognized
as Top Performers by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana for the treatment
of four chronic conditions - diabetes, hypertension, vascular disease
and kidney disease.

At the 2018 Quality Blue Primary Care Statewide Collaborative, BCBSLA recognized
nearly 500 primary care doctors from around the state who earned top scores
on the program’s clinical quality measurements for the four targeted
conditions.

The Baton Rouge General Physicians recognized are:

Donnie Batie (Hypertension)

Timothy Bella (Hypertension, Kidney Disease)

Shavaun Cotton (Hypertension, Diabetes)

Henry Dixon (Hypertension)

Kristen Ducote (Hypertension)

Brad Gaspard (Hypertension, Diabetes, Kidney Disease)

Stacy Jones (Hypertension)

April McCulloh (Hypertension, Vascular Disease)

Stephen McCulloh (Hypertension)

Tarisha Mixon (Hypertension)

Lauren Moore (Hypertension, Diabetes, Kidney Disease)

Vincent Nguyen (Hypertension, Diabetes, Vascular Disease)

Philip Padgett (Hypertension)

Desi Valentine (Hypertension)

Vasanthi Vinayagam (Hypertension)

Darakhshan Wahid (Hypertension)

Amanda Watts (Hypertension)

Robert Wood (Hypertension, Diabetes)

Michael Yorek (Hypertension, Diabetes)

For more information on the Quality Blue Primary Care program, visit
bcbsla.com/QBPC, or click
here to see the full 2018-19 Top Performers list.

About Baton Rouge General Medical Center Baton Rouge General Medical Center is the area’s first community
hospital with 588 licensed beds between two campuses. Baton Rouge General
opened its doors in 1900, and has provided the Greater Baton Rouge community
with high-quality healthcare for generations. An accredited teaching hospital
since 1991, Baton Rouge General serves as an affiliate of Tulane University
School of Medicine, and offers other medical education programs, including
a School of Nursing, School of Radiologic Technology, Family Medicine
Residency Program, Internal Medicine Residency Program, and Sports Medicine
Fellowship Program. For more information, visit
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